SummaryIn this series of activities, students use data to explore temperature, dissolved oxygen, and salinity in ocean waters. In “Level 4,”students are asked to relate environmental conditions to Atlantic Sturgeon migration.

The Nike Shoe Investigation - UCLA Marine Science Center

SummaryIn 1990, a container ship lost 60,000 pairs of sneakers in rough seas. Students calculate the speed and direction of the major surface currents in the north Pacific gyre by tracking and plotting the pathway of the floating sneakers.

Concept:Ocean water movementOcean circulation is interconnected and is powered by wind, tides, force of Earth